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Burns, Tom, Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-110610
Scope and Contents Note
The Tom Burns Papers document the life and career of British Catholic author and long-time editor of "The Tablet" Tom Burns (1906-1995).The Tom Burns Papers contain correspondence with a number of individuals, including a small amount of correspondence with notables, such as Tom Dilworth, Eric Gill, Rev. Robert A. Graham, S.J., Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, Basil Hume, and Michael Richey. Also included are documents about David Jones and Michael Richey. A run of a fascinating...
Dates:
1882 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1995
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Subjects:
Burns, Tom
Found in Notes:
A run of a fascinating family magazine entitled "B-Hive," created by the Burns family, is preserved in the collection. Some family correspondence among Tom Burns, his wife Mabel Burns, and his son Jimmy Burns is also present.
Found in Finding Aid Title:
Tom Burns Papers
Found in Finding Aid Filing Title:
Burns, Tom, Papers
Burns, Vincent Godfrey, Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-000021
Scope and Contents
Collection concerning the literary career of Vincent Godfrey Burns, author, lecturer and poet. Included are manuscripts (including a play titled "World on Fire"), published poetry, programs and handbills, correspondence from Burns to various public officials, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1926 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Creators:
Burns, Vincent Godfrey, 1893-1979
Found in Notes:
Gift of Vincent Godfrey Burns, sometime prior to 1985.
Found in Finding Aid Title:
Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers
Found in Finding Aid Filing Title:
Burns, Vincent Godfrey, Papers
Original Manuscript Verses of Robert Burns
Item — Box GTM Shared Box 41: [Barcode: 39020030727955], Folder: 13
Identifier: GTM-20250124
Found in Finding Aid Title:
Original Manuscript Verses of Robert Burns
Found in Finding Aid Filing Title:
Original Manuscript Verses of Robert Burns
Playing Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000584
Scope and Contents
Authors. 1119. U.S. Playing Card Co., Cinicinnati, U.S.A. Copyright, 1897. Authors represented include Will Carlton, Eugene Field, William Cullen Bryant, Charles Reade, Robert Browning, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas Buchanan Read, J. Feinmore Cooper, Robert Burns, Oliver Goldsmith, William Dean Howells, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Wordsworth, Thomas Moore, John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Louis Blafour Stevenson, William Mkaepeace Thackeray, Alexander Pope, Helen Hunt Jackson,...
Dates:
1897-1916 and Undated
Found in:
Georgetown University Archives
Found in Notes:
Whittier, Thomas Davis, Thomas Moore, Samuel Lover, Thomas Gray, Thomas Hood, Tennyson, Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott, James Hogg, Robert Tannahill, Thomas Campbell, and Robert Burns. Back of cards shows home of Longfellow.
Larry Collins Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS315
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to...
Dates:
1931 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
In their first work, "Is Paris Burning?," Collins and Lapierre reconstruct the events leading up to the liberation of Paris from the Nazi occupation by the Allied forces during World War II.
Iranian Revolution Photograph Album
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 26 (Oversized): [Barcode: 39020030724861], Folder: 1
Identifier: GTM-20240206
Scope and Contents
Photograph album of private and public life in 1970s Iran, with a sequence of color photographs documenting the mass demonstrations, protest, and burning buildings of the 1978-1979 Islamic Revolution. It contains 98 photographs mounted to adhesive pages under protective plastic, including 69 in black and white (3.5" x 5") and 29 in color (5" x 7").The early black and white photographs in this album show apparent family members and friends in the late Pahlavi-era of Iran’s White...
Dates:
circa 1979
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Photograph album of private and public life in 1970s Iran, with a sequence of color photographs documenting the mass demonstrations, protest, and burning buildings of the 1978-1979 Islamic Revolution.
Harman Grisewood Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS131
Scope and Contents
This collection centers around the correspondence and related papers of three important and long-standing friendships of Harman Grisewood: with the poet and artist David Jones; with printer and artist Rene Hague; and with Christopher Sykes, the celebrated biographer of Evelyn Waugh. Correspondence relating to Jones and Hague, in particular, reflects the social, literary and artistic circles which they and mutual friend Harman Grisewood, shared with acquaintances such as Thomas F....
Dates:
1916 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
The latter introduced Hague to his circle which included Jim and Helen Ede, Dr. Charles Burns and his brother Tom Burns, as well as Bernard Wall and Harman Grisewood.
Joseph G. E. Hopkins papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS171
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Joseph G. E. Hopkins Papers consist primarily of correspondence, manuscripts, and pamphlets. The papers comprise 3.25 linear feet of material arranged in 154 folders in 3 boxes (two 1.5 foot boxes and one .25 foot box). The correspondence in the collection is between Hopkins and various colleagues in the fields of publishing and American history and includes signed pamphlets by colleagues and manuscripts by Hopkins. Among the correspondents and pamphlet authors are Wayne Andrews, Cynthia...
Dates:
1939-1987; Majority of material found within 1957-1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Among the correspondents and pamphlet authors are Wayne Andrews, Cynthia Asquith, Dee Brown, John Brunini, Roger Burlingame, Thomas F. Burns, John Deedy, Michael Glazier, Rev. John LaFarge, S.J., John J.
Michael Richey Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS223
Scope and Contents
The Michael Richey papers 1, consist of original correspondence from personal friends who also comprise the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill (1882-1940), on Pigotts farm in Buckinghamshire. Together with Gill, these included Anthony Foster, Rene Hague, David Jones, Walter Shewring, and Denis Tegetmeier. Correspondence is also included from other well-known acquaintances (many of whom were related or closely associated to the...
Dates:
1930 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
It must have been through the Walls that I first met Tom Burns who, with Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, and David Jones and one or two others were to remain lifelong friends.
Bernard and Barbara Wall Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS332
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Bernard and Barbara Wall Papers: Part 2 contain correspondence and manuscripts of Bernard and Barbara Wall, two English Catholic intellectuals who had contact with the Pigotts Circle. Correspondents of the Walls include Tom Burns, Graham Greene, Vivien Greene, Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, and Michael Richey. A manuscript by Bernard Wall entitled, "Aspects of Italian Civilisation" and manuscripts by Barbara Wall, such as her wartime diary dated 1940, her memoir of Rene Hague, and a draft...
Dates:
1556 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Correspondents of the Walls include Tom Burns, Graham Greene, Vivien Greene, Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, and Michael Richey.
Harman Grisewood papers 3
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS338
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection comprises the third accession of the papers of Harman Grisewood (1906-1997), and contains primarily correspondence from family members. Of particular interest is the series of letters from Grisewood's father, Lt. Col. Harman Grisewood, written from 1936 through 1946, from Nicosia, Cyprus, where the family owned a farm in the mid- to late 1920s until the end of the Second World War. Grisewood recalls life with his family in Cyprus during the earlier of these years in chapter 3...
Dates:
1898-1991; Majority of material found within 1936-1981
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
See also the autobiography by Harman Grisewood, "One Thing at a Time," (1968), which covers the period from early childhood through 1956, with reminiscences of early years in Oxfordshire, student days at Oxford University, life in Cyprus in the mid to late 1920s, and friendships with David Jones and others including Charles and Tom Burns, Rupert Hart-Davis, and Wilfred Rooke Ley.
Joseph Kennedy, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS77
Scope and contents note
The Joseph Kennedy, S.J. papers is a small collection of miscellaneous correspondence received by Fr. Kennedy along with some biographical data and miscellaneous articles and printed matter that interested him. The primary interest of the collection is the information accumulated by Fr. Kennedy on the case of Susan Decatur, wife of the famous naval commodore, Stephen Decatur, Jr. The latter lost his life in a duel with Commodore James Barron in Bladensburg, Maryland in March 1820. After his...
Dates:
1912 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1984
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
After his death, Susan Decatur attempted unsuccessfully to claim compensation for her husband's participation in the burning of the ship, "The Philadelphia," on February 16, 1804.
Harman Grisewood papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS255
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection comprises the second acquisition of the papers of Harman Grisewood (1906-1997). Included is a long run (Boxes 1 through 5) of correspondence from notable individuals such as W.H. Auden, Max Beerbohm, Violet Bonham-Carter, Tom Burns (editor of "The Tablet”), Winston S. Churchill, historian Christopher Dawson, B.B.C. director general Hugh Greene, Vivien Greene (wife of writer Graham Greene), Deirdre and Rupert Hart-Davis, Sibyl Hathaway (Dame of Sark), Saunders Lewis, members...
Dates:
1926-1997; Majority of material found within 1950-1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Auden, Max Beerbohm, Violet Bonham-Carter, Tom Burns (editor of "The Tablet”), Winston S. Churchill, historian Christopher Dawson, B.B.C. director general Hugh Greene, Vivien Greene (wife of writer Graham Greene), Deirdre and Rupert Hart-Davis, Sibyl Hathaway (Dame of Sark), Saunders Lewis, members of the Plunket Greene family (Alexander, Gwen, Olivia and Richard), Christopher Sykes, Evelyn Waugh, and Mia and Douglas Woodruff.
Douglas Woodruff Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-790101
Scope and contents note
The Douglass Woodruff Papers are divided into seven series. The Correspondence Series comprises 12 boxes and includes separate sections of correspondence from Evelyn Waugh, Emily Hewett Woodruff (Woodruff's letters to his mother), Marie Immaculee Woodruff, and Mildred Woodruff Tschoeberle (Woodruff's letters to his sister). The letters in this Series contain discussion on a variety of topics, most notably Catholicism, the Tablet, literary endeavors of Woodruff and others, and news regarding...
Dates:
1850 - 1982
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Among his other numerous activities were his positions as Deputy Chairman of Burns & Oats (1948 - 1962); Director of Hollis & Carter (1948 - 1962); and Chairman of the Allied Circle (1947 - 1962).
Hilaire Belloc - Emma Pescatore Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS404
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between Hilaire Belloc and Emma Pescatore.
Dates:
1905 - 1931
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Hilaire Belloc died on 16 July 1953 at the Mount Alvernia Nursing Home, Guildford, Surrey, from shock and burns following a fall at King's Land when he was trying to put a log on a fire.
Fitzhugh Green, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS80
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Fitzhugh Green Papers consist primarily of the correspondence, work files and manuscripts pertaining to Green's various professional positions, writing, and social acquaintance. The collection was acquired in two parts, the second of which constitutes the Addendum series of this register.
Dates:
1902 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1989
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Lindbergh Fund, as well as a member of the admissions committee of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (graduate division).In addition, Green is a member of social clubs such as the Metropolitan club, the Burning Tree Club, the Federal City Club (Washington, D.C.), the Explorers Club (New York), and the Newport Country Club.
Kilmer Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-980703
Scope and Contents
The Kilmer Family papers contain materials from the Kilmer family, a noted family of American writers. The collection includes materials relating to Joyce Kilmer, Aline Kilmer, Kenton Kilmer, Nicholas Kilmer, and other family members. Some letters, manuscripts, poems, photographs, ephemera, and clippings by and about poet-soldier Joyce Kilmer are present. In addition, materials by and concerning poet Aline Kilmer, such as letters, poems, and photographs, are preserved. Moreover, an...
Dates:
1861 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1995
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Her works include "Candles that Burn" (1919), "Vigils"(1921), "Hunting a Hair Shirt" (1923), and "The Poor King's Daughter" (1925).
Michael Richey Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS321
Scope and Contents
The Michael Richey papers 2, consists of original correspondence from personal friends and members of the Richey family; as well as printed material including clippings, journals, and magazines featuring articles by and about Michael Richey. A portion of the correspondence is from the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill, (1882-1940), on Pigotts Farm in Buckinghamshire. These include Gill, Anthony Foster, and Rene Hague. Additional...
Dates:
1897 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
It must have been through the Walls that I first met Tom Burns who, with Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, and David Jones and one or two others were to remain lifelong friends.
Peter Bergen Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20240406
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of journalist and documentarian Peter Bergen relating to his work covering Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and global terrorism.It consists of approximately 71,000 pages of archival papers containing extensive subject and research files, correspondence, photographs, manuscripts...
Dates:
1980s-2010s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
B. W. Butler Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: GTM-180519
Scope and Contents
The B.W. Butler Papers, in the University Archives prior to 1970, consist of a single item, the autobiography of George Bent, born in 1843 to a Cheyenne mother, Owl Woman, and a St. Louis fur-trader William Bent. While an account of Bent's remarkable life was eventually produced by one of the editors of this work, it remained unpublished for nearly 50 years (Life of George Bent: Written from his Letters. George E. Hyde, editor. University of Oklahoma Press, 1968) while this manuscript was...
Dates:
1905 - 1925
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Found in Notes:
Runners bring news of the burning of the Dog Soldier and Sioux villages. News of the fight at Cimarron Crossing.